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Instead of controlling spending, Washington State hits working families with $9.5 billion in new taxes and fees for 2026
Instead of controlling spending, Washington State hits working families with $9.5 billion in new taxes and fees for 2026:
- HB 2049 | Property tax spikes: 55% increase of local school district property tax levy authority
- SB 5801 | Gas and transportation taxes: Increases in gas taxes, additional license fees, and more.
- HB 2081 | Business tax increases: Across the board business tax increases and additional punitive business tax surcharges on certain industries
- SB 5814 | Sales tax expansion: Applies sales tax to critical business services including temporary staffing, digital services, security services, and applies tobacco taxes to nicotine products
- SB 5813 | Capital gains income and death taxes: Increases tax rates for the capital gains and estate taxes.
- HB 2077 | Tesla tax: Punitive excise taxes on the sale or banking of zero-emission credits held by Tesla.
- SB 5794 | Eliminating tax incentives: Eliminates tax preferences for gold and bullion, low-income energy credits, and storage spaces.
- SB 5390 | Discover Pass: 50% hike in the cost of a Discover Pass
- SB 5583 | Hunting and fishing licenses: 38% fee increase for a hunting and fishing license.
- SB 5083 | Insurance premiums: Shifts health care costs from state employees to working families ($1,400 per year / family of four)
- HB 2061 | Concession fees: 10% tax on duty-free stores.
- SB 5786 | Liquor license fees: Significant increases in the cost of liquor licenses for grocers, restaurants, bars, and more
- HB 1858 | Document recording fees: Applies document recording fees to substitutions or assignments of deeds of trust.
- HB 1488 | Another property tax increase: Conservation district property tax increase.
- HB 2015 | Another sales tax increase: Local sales and use tax increase
- HB 1392 | Another insurance premium increase: Additional taxes on private health insurance
- HB 2003 | Another fishing license increase: Enhanced fee on salmon fishing.
